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W. N; ROWE.

BUTTON.

Patented Aug. 9

(2%0 Model.)

Unire@ Tras amasar Carica;

VILLIAM N. ROVVE, OF IVASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,320, dated August 9, 1881. Application filed April 22, 1881'. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM N. ROWE, of Washington, in the countyof Vashingtonand Dist-riet of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Butt-ons and ButtoirHolders; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is afull, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which will form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a' button and holder adapted for use instead of the ordinary hutton and button-hole ouwearing-apparel, shoes, and any and all other articles requiring` buttons and button-holes.

I am aware of buttons for this purpose consistingofdisks havingoval or elongated heads, and disk-fasteners having round, oval, or elongated openings, and my invention contemplates certain improvements in the construction and mode of application of such buttons; and it consists of a disk having a stud provided with an elongated shoe, and a disk-fastener having an elongated slot for use without a covering, and a fastener aprovided with the elongated slot and a recess to receive the shoe for use with a covering, the button and Afasteners being adapted to be attached to a garment or other article with the shoe and slot transverse to each other, so that the button may be fastened and uni'astened by turning the diskwith the shoe and the slotted fastener partly around, as hereinafter fully described, and as shown in the drawings. The disks are provided with holes similar to an ordinary button for fastening them with a needle and thread to the garment.

For the purpose of more clearly illustrating the construction and mode of application and use of the button and holder, various enlarged views of them are shown in the drawings, in Which- Figure l represents perspective views of the stud and holder detached. Fig. 2 represents separate planv views, showing the relative position ofthe two parts ofthe button when attached to a garment. Fig. 3 shows the button and slotted disk, each turned sufficiently for the lines of the sides ot' the button and of the slot tobe parallel with each other in position for the button to be inserted in the slot. Fig. 4t is a plan view, showing the button inserted in the slotted disk-holder. Fig. 5is a sectional view on linefo oc of Fig. ll, showing` the buttons in the holder asthey would appear when attached to the fronts of a pair ot' pant-s. Fig.6 is aperspective view of the slotted side, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the recessed side of a modified formof' a slotted holder. Fig. Sis a sectional view of the modified form of the slotted holder.

A is the elongated shoe, provided with a shank, b, and a fastening-disk, B, having the thread-holes o, similar to an ordinary button, for sewing it to a garment or other article.

C is thc disk-holder, having the thread-holes c', for sewing it to a garment or other article, and provided with the elongated slot d, of the same shape and slightly larger than the shoe,

to receive and securely hold'it in place, as

herein further described.

The button and holder, when attached to a garment or other article, are arranged so that the lilies ofthe sides of the elongated shoe will be at right angles to the lines of the sides of the slot, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

To insert the button in the holder each is turned around sufticiently for the lines of the sides ofthe shoe to be parallel with the lines of the sides ot' the slot, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and the shoe being inserted in the slotted holder they are turned around to their former positions, so that the shoe will be transverse to the slot and securely held by the holder, as shown in Fig. 4t ofthe drawings.

The disks may beplaced between the outside cloth and the lining or facing, as seen, forexample, in Fig. 5, which shows the button and holder attached to the fabric of the fronts of a pair of pants; and in this application of the button and holder it is evident that the fabrics between the disks must be provided with unworked holes sufficiently large to allow the shoe to be inserted through them into the slot of the holder. y

Itisevidentthatin unbuttoningthegarment the button and slotted holder must b e turned around again to the positions shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, when the shoe may be readily disconnected from the holder.

Figs. 6, 7, and 8 of the drawings showaslot- IOC ted holder, C', adapted for receiving a covering of cloth or other suitable material, for use on vests, coats, dresses, shoes, &e., to be sewed or otherwise fastened on the outside of the garment or article to which it may be attached. rIhis holder is provided with a recess, d', to receive the shoe A, and this form of holder may be provided with flanges (not shown in the drawings) provided with threadA holes, so that the holder way be attached to a garment without a covering, and instead of a covering of cloth or other llexible material sewed over the holder Cf, it may be provided with a rigid covering of any suitable material, formed and attached in any manner well known to button-makers.

Theentire button and holder may be molded orstamped outof the materials ofwhich buttons are now made orof any other suitable 1n aterial.

The ordinary button-holes in garments and other articles become worn in use, andthe buttons are then especially liable to become unbuttoned.

My improved button and holder dispense en tirely with the ordinary worked button-holes, the slotted disk-holder taking the place of the worked button-hole, requiring, when applied as shown in Fig. 5, unworked holes merely to allow the shoe to be inserted into the slot of the holder, thus saving' the time,labor, and expense of working button-holes; and it is evident that garments provided with and fastened by this button and holder are not liable to become unbuttoned, and thus a very unpleasant annoyance is avoided.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a button havingr the elongated shoe A, the shank b, and disk B, provided with the thread-holes c, of the disk C, provided with the slot d and thread-holes c', the button and holder being adapted to be attached to a garment or oth er article with the shoe and slot transversely to each other, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The combination, with a button having the elongated shoe A, the shank b, and disk B, provided with the thread-holes c, of the holder C', provided with the slot cl and the recess d', the button and holder being adapted to be attached to a garment or other article with the shoe and slot transversely to each other, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own invention I atx my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

WILLIAM N. ROWE.

Witnesses 1%. S. LAWRENsoN,

S. W. PARKER. 

